SPRINGFIELD — Springfield police detective John Wadlegger, 42, was one of 11 men arrested Friday in a prostitution sting in Windsor Locks, Conn. according to city and Windsor Locks police.

Wadlegger was placed on desk duty pending an internal investigation by the Springfield police, spokesman Sgt. John Delaney told CBS 3 Springfield, the media partner of The Republican and MassLive.com.

Wadlegger, who lives in Agawam, according to Windsor Locks police, is a Springfield detective.

Connecticut authorities said Saturday that Wadlegger got caught up in "Operation Cupid," a Valentine's Day effort to curb criminal activity on the Route 75 commercial business district near Bradley International Airport.

Police said in a press release they "placed an ad on a popular internet site used by those who wish to purchase sex for money. An undercover officer posing as a prostitute, responded to numerous inquiries and requests for sexual services from ‘clients.’ The undercover officer and client(s) would meet at an area motel where the suspect would then be arrested by a team of back-up officers."

The motel name will not be released as the investigation is ongoing, police said.

Other Massachusetts men arrested were: Jesse Coughlin, 33, of Chester, and Ravindra Wikramanaya, 54, of Chicopee.